Hose-supporter.



R. GORTON.

HOSE SUPPORTBR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14,4 191s.

Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

j forze/ZL@ L?? Q. a i 7%/ certain new 'and useful Improvements' in' v"Hose-Supporters, of lwhich the following 1s To all whom, it may concern: i ""Be it known vthat I, ROBERT' GoRToN, a

Uhuru@ s'rnfline ROBERT sonreir, or WEST NEWTON, lMnss.e.cnilsnfrrs,V

HosE-sUPPoRrEn.

Specification of 'Letters Patent.

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citizen of ythe *United States, residing in West'Ncwton, in the county of Mlddlesex and' State of Massachusetts, have invented aspeciication: i v

hls 'invention relates -to' hose-supporters in which the studmembercomprises a soft rubber buttonand a base I plate' of the 'type shown"i1i 'Letters 'Patent of the United States No. 552,117.0,l granted'to me'December'31,"1 895, and the object'of 'my present vinvention is' to provide a new way of covering the baseplate with a 'fabric or other nonmetallic 'material and of holding 'the fabric -My 'invention'is' illustrated in 4 in'plac'e on 'the base plate.

the accom- Ipanyinglg' drawings, in which,

how'tlie rubber button is 'applied tothe post of 'the base plate." Fig. 2 -shows a vertical central sction'through the rubberbuttqn. Fig.' 3 shows a transverse section thereof. Figi platea'ndpost tol which it is applied.

covered with a suit-y v able-fabricf" Fig. 5 is av perspective view of isl a-plan view of a piece of fabric applied the stu'd with a covered base plate.: Fig. .6

to a plate'l (shown in dotted' lines) with `the 'post whichleiitends through the fabric and throughthe base plate shownintop plan. ,'Tllegparallel dotted lines in Fig. 6 indicate'how the fabric 'is folded.' Fig. 7 is Y a" view similar to" Fig. 6 with the fabric article.

' the.' hose-supporte folded `along the dotted lines shown in Fig. 6.?"1Thetransverse.' dotted line in Fig. 7 s howslio'w the fabric is next folded. Fig. 8

'i's a"perspective .view showing'ho'w the-final fold isgiven' to the fabric and how the post' and button` are disposed-in the completed Fig. 9 is' a -vieW on ar'nerlla'rgedl ''Scale and in' transverse section ofthe completed article. 1'. j- Inthe several 'fi tres of the' drawings, A indicates the [rub yjectlnatter"of this stud per ce is claimed in my appli-cation for Patent No. 6595174;filedA 4shows a vertical central section through the"l button` illustrated in Flgs. 2 and 3 and a 5to l9 inclusive show howthelbase:v

r button, B the base' 'plat'e, 'and C the central :support orpustQ'v "These three mei'zprers" .constitute ther'stud of" 'and the" patentable sube" "foi' this patent i's 7adivision y The 'button-A is made of soft rubber'llavlng 'uw-requisite clinging and yielding 'characteristics." It may be molded in any suitable way, given lany ar'ipropriate shapel yand is'pr'ovided with a flanged or enlarged ofI which the application" I i head'and a' recess a extending from Vthe 'bot- 'l 'toni or outer' end of the shank o f 'the' button into'but not through the head thereof.- The baseplate, which is of the' usual shape and construction, vhas[extending from -it a. p'o'st C having a head c. The lpost may be madeby automatic machinery' and se` 'cillred by automatic'machinery to 'the base pate. r g The button' shownis oblong andthe recess al is' correspondingly shaped, but other shapes'lnay be given vto the'buttonmnd re- 'cess T he'blltton is attached to the-post by Figure l is'a'perspective` view. indicating which itissubjected in use.

so separated from the "post bythe 'strain tov In'order that no metall parte of the stud sha-ll be exposed, I coverQthe base plategwith suitable fabric or other non-metallic Amaterial in the manner shown in' Figs. 5 to 9inelusive. This lsdeSlrablein order um. the

"stocking shall not be grasped or nipped'be' tween metallic surfacesand in order lthat no metal shall come into contact with the leg of 'the wearer. The Aplate "may -be' covered .by 'the webbing"n'fhich ordinarily suspends the stud and this webbing'may be folded over',

or around the base platein various` ways, or the plate may be covered byxother material' and suitablyjsuspended or connected with otllerpartsoflthe clasp.,- VAfter the plate isv thus covered A.the button may be pressed down 'over thepost',

InV Figi' 5 'the base plate, B is'shown by dottedlines and is' covered -byfa suitable fabric D. One piece' of fabric `lisemp'loyed to cover` "f 4bcthpthe inner andsouter faces of the liein'g folded atl-afjand'stitched at cZJ Y "postv carried by'. the 'base' plate' ,eXtr-:n'd'sl through the fabric and tl'le.buttonlll-rests'vk on""theoute'r .part ,of the` fabric covering.

plate,

'' may, however; cverthebase' plate inthe manner illustrated in Figs. 6 tot inclusive,

`where E indicates a piece efcloth or Otherv .The

fabric applied to the base plate B, and C indithickness of fabric on the outer face of the plate and two thicknesses on the inner side thereof. Neit the fabric is folded on the line y of Fig. 7` and will assume the condition shown in Fig, 8, where, it will be observed, there is one thickness of fabric on theouter surface of the plate and five thicknesses ,on the inner side thereof. rlhis is more clearly indicated-in Fig. 9. The fabric is then preferably stitched on the line d. The 'stitching may, however, be differently disposed,-it need not be locatedI on the 'line d but may be otherwise arranged to connect the fabric above the button. this construction the b'ase plate is completely,vv covered on its inner and outer faces, as well as at its edges, with a. minimum' of stitching, and a 'cushion is formed which, when' in use, will be inter'pdsed between the base plate and the leg of t-he wearer. It will be observed also that by the construction shownv all parts of the base plate are perinanently inclosed and there is no danger of the side edges or other par-ts .of the base plate being exposed by any shifting ofthe fabric. The post- C may be attached to the base plate either before the fabric is applied thereto or aftervit is applied and before it is folded, although the .former procedure is preferable, the post being passed through a slit inthe fabric.' The' button is applied to.`

the post after the eoverine -is completely applied, 'or is in the con ition' shown-in either Figs. G, 7, or 8.' In either-case the butt-onV covers and holds down the' edges of the slit in the fabric.

In the drawings I have shown as being f covered the ordinary slotted base plate. It

is obvious, however, that the slots are functionless in the covered plate and an unslotted vrectangular piece ofv metal may be used as the basev plate if desired.

I claim as my invention,--

l. A stud, comprising a. post-carryin Y *base-plate, a slitted fabric folded around` the base plate with. the post extending through theV slit, and a 'recessed elastic rubber button pressed over the post and down upon the fabric to thus .cover and hold down the edges of the slit.

2. A stud, comprising a base plate, a but- 'tong secured thereto and a covering for the base plate consisting of a fabric covering therinner and outer faces of the base platev and permanently inclosing the side edges thereof and which is folded inwardly across the lower edge of the base plate andcarried upwardly across the backlthereof to provide additional layers of fabric thereon.

3. A st-ud,comprising a base plate, a button secured thereto and a covering for the ,base plate consisting of a fabrieffolded over the base plate, stretched flat the'reo'n close to and completely covering the outer face thereof and further folded 'to cover the lower edge and to permanently inclose the side edges of the plate and continued upwardly from the said lower edge to cover the back of the base plate and to form addi- `tional fabric layers thereon.

4l. A stud, con'iprising a base plate, a button secured thereto, and a covering for the vbase plate consisting of a fabriclinclosing the inner and outer sides and ,the side edges of the base plate said fabric being folded transversely across the under side of the base plate to provide additional fabric layers and form a cushion on said under side.

5. A stud, comprising a base plate, a button secured thereto and a covering for the base plate consisting` `of a fabric/folded over the inner and outer sides of the base plate and also the side edges thereof and permanently inclosing them and stitched near the upper end only of the base plate.

6. A stud, comprising a base plate, a button secured thereto, and a fabric covering for the base plate extending across the outer side thereof folded longitudinally on opposite sides of the base plate to form a plurality of thicknesses of material on the under side thereof and furtherffolded transversely and passed across the bottoni or under side of the base plate and stitched above the upper end of the base plate.

7. A stud, comprising a post-carrying base plate, a slitted fabric through which the post extends and which is folded around the base plate to cover the innerandouter faces thereof and also its side and bottom edges, and a recessed elastic rubber button pressed over the post and down upon the fabric.

'8. A stud, comprising a post-carrying base plate, a slitted fabric through which the post extends and which is folded around the base plate to form a single thickness of material on the outer face thereof and to cover its edges and form .a plurality of thicknesses on its rear face; and a rubber button pressed .ove the post and down upon l the fabric tothus cover and hold down the edges of the slit.

.In .testimony whereof/I 'have hereunto subscribed my name.

sonner eonron. l/Vitnesses JAMES C. CARROLL,

D. SALINGER. 

